Well it certainly was an exciting week for Big Ten basketball. Purdue pulled off an upset against Ohio State and Iowa pulled out a win over Michigan State. And Minnesota got a huge win on the road against Penn State. Let's take a look at the BSD power rankings. Then you can check out Gopher Nation on Tuesday night to see the overall power rankings as voted by the Big Ten Bloggers. You can expect Penn State to take a hit from last week.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin 13-2 (3-0) |
2 | W – 70-60 Illinois | If they can get 22 points from Trevon Hughes every night look out. |
| 2 | Indiana 14-1 (3-0) |
3 | W - 78-64 @Michigan W - 62-58 Illinois |
Holding serve this week against some B10 bottom feeders. |
| 3 | Michigan State 14-2 (2-1) |
1 | W – 78-75 Purdue L - 36-43 @Iowa |
36 points won’t beat many teams. |
| 4 | Purdue 11-5 (2-1) |
5 | L - 75-78 @ Michigan State W – 75-68 Ohio State |
Nice win against OSU and almost upset MSU. Watch out for this team. |
| 5 | Ohio State 12-4 (3-1) |
4 | W – 79-48 Iowa L - 68-75 @Purdue |
On again off again was off again in West Lafayette. |
| 6 | Minnesota 12-3 (2-1) |
7 | W – 82-63 Northwestern W – 76-73 @Penn State |
Should have lost to PSU, but…yeah. |
| 7 | Penn State 10-5 (2-1) |
6 | L – 73-76 Minnesota | Young team has to learn the importance of fundamentals. |
| 8 | Iowa 8-9 (1-3) |
9 | L - 48-79 @Ohio State W – 43-36 Michigan State |
Lucky win over MSU. Need a few more to get some respect. |
| 9 | Illinois 8-9 (0-4) |
8 | L - 60-70 @Wisconsin L - 58-62 @Indiana |
Still looking for that first B10 win. |
| 10 | Michigan 5-11 (1-3) |
11 | L - 64-78 @Indiana W - 78-68 @Northwestern |
Big win at NU should keep them out of the B10 basement. |
| 11 | Northwestern 5-8 (0-4) |
10 | L - 63-82 @Minnesota L – 68-78 Michigan |
It looked like their one chance for a win this year was Michigan at home. |